Jhonny Peralta of the Detroit Tigers was the last player to hit a home run in a World Series game. It was on October 24, 2012 against the San Francisco Giants in game 1.
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The only other player to hit three home runs in a World Series game was Babe Ruth, who did it twice.
Patsy Dougherty. Dougherty, of the Boston Americans, hit two home runs in Game 2 of the 1903 World Series.
Mr. NovemberDerek Jeter was the first Major League player to bat, and hit a home run in November. He did it in the the 4th game of the 2001 World Series, as he came to bat after midnight in an extra inning game.
Yogi Berra hit the first pinch-hit home run in World Series history, off Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca in Game 3 of the 1947 World Series.
The last (& only) pitcher to hit a grand slam home run in the World Series is Dave Mc Nally of the Baltimore Orioles. He did it to win game 3 (vs Cincinnati October 13, 1970) of the 1970 World Series.
Ryan Howard of the Philadelphia Phillies was the last African American player to hit a World Series home run. He did it on November 4, 2009 in game 6.
Game 6 of the 1975 World Series.
In game 1 of the 1996 World Series, Andruw Jones became the second player in World Series history to hit a home run in his first two at bats. In the 1st inning off of Andy Pettitte;in the 2nd inning off of Brian Boehringer.
Derek Jeter was the first Major League player to bat, and hit a Home Run in November. He did it in the the 4th game of the 2001 World Series, as he came to bat after midnight in an extra inning game.
Reggie Jackson hit three home runs in Game 6 of the 1977 World Series. He also hit five overall homers in that Series.
A walk off home run occurs when a player on the home team hits a home run and the visitors walk off the field because it is officially the last play of that game. For example, in the 1988 World Series, Kirk Gibson, a player on the Los Angeles Dodgers hit a walk off home run to end that game in the series.